Creation Myth II
All the land which Sykala had been given to watch was covered in violence. Worried, he left for a short while and went to the house of the Mother, Ylessa.
There, he found her watching people on the planet below, as she would, pleasuring herself with the beautiful sight of their bodies, or the sharpness of their minds. It was her habit to watch this particular person or that and admire them—it could even be said that she fell in love with them. Thus, Sykala petitioned Ylessa for a solution to the great wars that threatened the survival of Aagos and its people. Ylessa promised she would do something, and bade Sykala, Lord of Nature, to return.
Once he left, she chose three particularly beautiful mortal males, and went down to them in turn, disguising herself as a female of their particular kinds. Taking her time with each one, she loved and mated with them, giving birth to three immortal sons, or demi-gods.
The Creation of Melchoir
The first’s name was Melchior, and when he grew up, he walked among all the peoples of Aagos, and taught peace and enlightenment, and art and poetry—all the beauties of the mind. Within those he met, Melchior awoke the desire to create. For some, Melchior fulfilled that desire by inventing runic system; with it, mortals could more efficiently and consciously manipulate kha. The people learned to call this magic.
The Creation of Elbahn
The second son of Ylessa was named Elbahn, and he taught the beauties of the body and pleasure: sexual tenderness and luxury; opulence and wealth; the art of form and aesthetics.
It was Elbahn who walked among all the peoples of Aagos, and touched the eyes and hearts of some. These would find within themselves a great urge to desire each other, and the pleasures of the flesh. After Elbahn’s lessons, they were taught to decorate themselves with silver and gold and precious gems—to collect wealth for the pleasure of it.
It was also Elbahn who first brought luck into the world, pulling it from the Well, but that is another story.
The Creation of Belial
The third son of Ylessa, the youngest, was named Belial. He grew to love secrets and hidden things. Instead of walking among the peoples of Aagos, as was intended, he shut himself away in distant corners to ponder and study mysteries—of the gods, of Aagos, and of the Well, Kynos—and hunted for questions which had not yet been answered. To him, some people came of their own. If Belial taught them things, no one knows what they were.
A Time of Peace
The efforts of Ylessa and her sons eventually slowed the Great Wars, and the world proceeded on in relative peace, all races living together on the one continent.
